Bottle Breakdown: Brut & Sweetness
Why does my wine bottle say Brut?
For you sparkling wine sippers, Brut is a way to categorize the sweetness level of bubbles. Bubbles have residual sugar produced during the sparkling winemaking process.
Sugar also helps to balance the harsh acidic notes.
What does Brut mean for you?
According to Fact.MR, the demand for Brut level bubbles between 2022-2032 will generate 33% of sparkling wine revenue. As many locations will load up on Brut sparkling wines for consumers, please note that Brut isn’t the only level of sweetness for bubbles.
Sweetness levels of sparkling wine. Does not include Doux (greater than 50g/L).
How does it compare to other sweetness classifications?
Brut is a tad bit sweeter than Brut Nature and Extra Brut. Extra Dry and Dry are sweeter than Brut. If you are at the bar and have to decide between a Brut Champagne and a Dry Champagne, you are choosing the sweetness level of wine.
Who would enjoy this?
Wine nerds like me. Enthusiasts who like to try different sparkling wine. Wine rookies who want to learn more about bubbles. People with a sweet tooth.
Why does this matter?
Well, in the grand scheme of things - this level of sugar isn’t ALL that high. When you compare this to other beverages you sip on.
If you’re a Margarita man like myself, you are enjoying 20g of sugar per every Margarita on the rocks (made with simple syrup).
Bruh. On average, a marg has at least 10 times the amount of sugar as a bottle of Brut sparkling wine.
As you secure that bottle of bubbly, I recommend you enjoy each glass in moderation and consider the amount of sugar you want to sip.
Key Takeaways
Consider if you like your bubbles ‘dry’ - maybe you want one of the three Brut levels.
Sparkling wine isn’t as sweet as your favorite sugary drinks.
